Production
Zhang Shankun
Born January 1, 1907 · China
Died January 7, 1957 · aged 50
Zhang Shankun was a Chinese film producer, director and screenwriter. In 1934, he founded the Xinhua Film Company (新华影业公司).
Known For
Ming mo yi hen · 1939Ming mo yi hen
1939
MovieDrama
Song at Midnight · 1937Song at Midnight
★ 6.01937
MovieHorrorDrama
In this Chinese version of The Phantom of the Opera, the mysterious Song Danping terrorizes the newly rebuilt opera house and its young star.
Princess Iron Fan · 1941Princess Iron Fan
★ 5.71941
MovieFantasyAnimation
The story was liberally adapted from a short sequence in the popular Chinese folk tale Journey to the West. Princess Iron Fan is a main character. Specifically, the film focused on the duel between the Monkey King and a vengeful princess, whose fan is desperately needed to quench the flames that surround a peasant village.
Mulan Joins the Army · 1939Mulan Joins the Army
★ 7.31939
MovieWarHistory
This movie is based on the famous Chinese folklore that is more than one and a half millennium old. The same folklore was what the Disney animation Mulan is based on, and similarly, it was what many Chinese movies/operas/plays based on.
Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi · 1957Corpse-Drivers of Xiangxi
★ 7.01957
MovieHorror
Criminals use jiangshi corpses to smuggle illicit drugs.
Blood Will Tell · 1949Blood Will Tell
1949
MovieRomanceDrama
Ma the flying bandit calls it quits after his daughter is born. His wife, a onetime prostitute, can’t stand poverty and turns him in to the authorities before resuming her profession. Years later, when the daughter is set to get married, the unabashed mother blackmails her own flesh and blood, so Ma has to escape from prison to thwart her.
Sable Cicada · 1938Sable Cicada
★ 6.01938
MovieDramaRomance
Diaochan (aka Diau Charn and Sable Cicada), one of the Four Beauties of China, is supposed to be so stunningly lovely that the moon was shamed to hide behind clouds. Despite being the only Beauty among the four who is not a real historical figure but one conjured by storytelling imagination and embellished by public fascination, her story was nonetheless incorporated by author Luo Guangzhong into his popular and influential novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Her tale is one of Machiavellian intrigue, in which she schemes with her godfather Wang Yun to restore moral order to the land, sowing discord between the corrupt Minister Dong Zhuo and his adopted son Lu Bu, a man of martial and military prowess.
Song of Everlasting Regret · 1936Song of Everlasting Regret
1936
MovieDramaRomance
A melodrama about the couple Zhu Dongxin and Ma Nina.






